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Courts & crime, 1938

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£100 Fine or 200 Days' Gaol Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 16 March 1938 · page 2

A fine of £100, with an alternative of 300 days' gaol, was impeded on Norman Toone, aged 26 years, dealer, at the Central Court to-day, for…

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Newcastle Murder Roberts Remanded for Trial Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 16 March 1938 · page 1

At the Newcastle Police Court to-day, Leonard William Roberts, aged 34 years, was charged with having feloniously and maliciously murdered…

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Murder Suspects Aborigines Arrested Constable's Adventures Darwin

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 16 March 1938 · page 4

Constable Murray is bringing three aborigine murder suspects to Darwin for trial after a series of adventures. The natives are suspected of being…

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German Police in Control Pending Reorganisation

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 16 March 1938 · page 1

German police are in control during the reorganisation of the Austrian police; and it is taken from the decrees that a German Secret Police will be introduced into Austria…

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Secret Documents Taken From Woolwich Arsenal Three Men Sent to Gaol London

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 16 March 1938 · page 1

Percy Glading, aged 45 years, was sentenced to six years penal servitude. Albert Williams, aged 39 years, to four years, and George Whomack, to three…

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Trial for Murder Brawl in Melbourne Hotel Accused Pleads Self-defence Melbourne

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 16 March 1938 · page 4

Presenting Harcourt Lee for trial in the Criminal Court to-day on a charge of murder, the Crown alleged that, after a brawl in the bar of the…

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Acquitted on Murder Charge Melbourne

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 17 March 1938 · page 4

Harcourt Lee, hairdresser, of Carlton was acquitted at the Criminal Court to-day on the charge of having murdered Arthur Kingsley Taplin,…

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District Court Few Cases

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 17 March 1938 · page 6

Thirteen cases were listed for hearing in the District Court; but when the list was called none of the cases were defended and the majority were…

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£10 Missing Man Charged Harden

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 18 March 1938 · page 1

As a result of receiving Information that a sum of £10 had been stolen from William Joseph Oakes, of Harden, from his sharefarming camp…

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Police Court TUESDAY, 15th March Driving Sulky While Under Influence of Liquor

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 18 March 1938 · page 3

John Albert Treloar (57) was charged with driving a horse attached to a sulky in Cadell Street, Narandera, while under the influence…

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Newcastle Murder Trial Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Friday 18 March 1938 · page 8

The trial of Leonard William Roberts, charged with having murdered Dorothy May Everett at Newcastle on November 28 last, has been fixed to…

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Wish to Withdraw Charge Magistrate Refuses Application SYDNEY

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 18 March 1938 · page 1

A well-known Sydney business woman Sybil Witeford, the alleged victim of a serious offence,appealed in the Paddington Court today for the…

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Friendly Appeals Court

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 18 March 1938 · page 5

A list of forty objections has been received by the Willlmbong Shire Council in respect of the Shire valuations, and to deal with those, the…

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Small Debts Court

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 18 March 1938 · page 6

In the Small Debts Court Leeton, Leslie Walter Bolton, agent for Nell George Bolton, proceeded against. Sarah Jane Arnold for possession of…

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Sequel to Street Disturbance Gross Action for Assault and Insulting Words

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 18 March 1938 · page 6

IN the Court of Petty Sessions on Friday, before Mr. J. A. Harris, P.M., Arthur Herbert Dempsey proceeded against John…

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Shire Meat Inspections Work To Be Done By Police

Coolamon-Ganmain Farmers' Review · Friday 18 March 1938 · page 1

At last week’s Council meeting, letter was read from Sergt. Bartholomew, of Ganmain, in which he applied for the position of meat and…

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Wagga District Court

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 19 March 1938 · page 7

Thirteen cases were listed for hearing in the District Court, bet when the list had been gone through it was found that owing to cases…

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Murder Charges Taxi Driver Further Remanded Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 19 March 1938 · page 5

At the Central Court to-day Miles Henry M'Keown, aged 24 years, taxidriver, was further remanded on the charge of having at Newtown, on…

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Lost Child Found by Police Dog Sydney

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 19 March 1938 · page 2

Elsie Simpson, 9 years, of Bank-town, who was lost all night in the scrub at Chullora, was found with the help of the police dog early this…

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"The Black Hand" Threatening Letters Alleged R.A.A.F. Deserter Charged Brisbane

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 19 March 1938 · page 5

Described by the police as a deserter from the R.A.A.F., Thomas Post, aged 23 years, was sentenced at the Mareebra Court to-day to six months…

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